SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 250/10

SHS 250/10 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 250 mm, wall thickness 10 mm, weight 72.7 kg/m, cross-section area 92.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 8707 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 696.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Side a · mm

10Wall thickness t · mm

92.57Area A · cm²

72.70Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension250.00 mm

Wall thickness t10.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o25.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i15.00 mm

Cross-section area A92.570 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³72.70kg/m

Section properties

I8 707.000 cm⁴

W_el696.500 cm³

W_pl822.000 cm³

i97.00 mm

I_t14 200.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 250/10 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 226.1 kN·m

Shear/ 734.9 kN

Compression/ 2.01 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl226.1 kN·m / 226.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4629 mm²734.9 kN / 734.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.55 MN / 2.01 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z7.22 MN / 7.22 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.79

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.